Access
In accordance with current legislation (Royal Decree 1393, of 27 October 2007), in order to access official master's education, applicants must hold either an official Spanish university degree or one conferred by a higher education institution in a country belonging to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) that entitles access to master's education in such country.
Access may also be granted to those possessing a degree from an educational system outside the EHEA, without requiring its homologation, but following verification by the UMH that the degree represents an educational level that is equivalent to the corresponding official Spanish university degree and that it entitles access to graduate education within the issuing country.
Admissions
The qualitative and quantitative criteria used for program admission are based primarily on the applicants' academic records and the affinity of the education received with the master's subject matter. They have been proposed by the Master's Academic Committee and will be used to analyze program applications and to select applicants. This Committee will also carry out the merit assessment process and admit students into the master's program. The Committee will also decide whether any additional training is required for students found to have shortcomings in any areas.
An Interuniversity Academic Coordination Committee will also be formed with two representatives from each participating university in order to ensure both horizontal (within each academic year) and vertical coordination (over various years) of the modules comprising the curriculum, whose functions are specified in section 5.1.
Applicants must present their Curriculum vitae along with a personal application essay. An interview will be scheduled, wherein the applicants will argue their reasons for wanting to further their knowledge about its subject matter. This interview will inquire about the common thread (projection) they may have in the field of development cooperation.
Applicants who have carried out some type of activity related to the fields of study will be given some degree of admission preference, although this experience itself or a lack thereof will not be used as an exclusionary criterion.
Admissions scoring criteria:
1. Projection: This is the applicant's ability to apply the knowledge acquired throughout the program in the field of development cooperation depending upon their position, job, situation, etc. The multiplier effects for each applicant can be assessed from 0 to 10.
2. Motivation: Assessed here is the personal application essay and the applicant's participation in activities related to cooperation development. It indicates the applicant's willingness to dedicate their expertise and time towards development cooperation. This is scored between 0 and 10.
3. Experience: Scored between 0 and 10, based on the experience listed in the curriculum on issues concerning solidarity and/or the social field.
4. Educational training and academic record: This is scored between 0 and 10, based on academic excellence and the suitability of the training received to the master's objectives.
Scoring formula
Each scoring criterion is given a specific relative importance, and each one is multiplied by this percentage to calculate its score. The results of these four are then added together to obtain the applicant's final score. The relative importance for each criterion considered in this proposal is the following:
Projection = 35%
Motivation = 35%
Experience = 15%
Training and academic record = 15%
Final scoring formula: Total score = 35%*Projection + 35%*Motivation + 15%*Experience + 15%*Training and academic record.